Latto Defends Dad Against “Pedo” Accusations After Revealing Her Mother Was A 15 Y.O. Parent
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Latto found herself coming to the defense of her father, once again, after critics tried to call him a “pedophile” for knocking her mother up at 14 years old.
After the net began going off about her parents‘ age gap — assuming her dad was 23 at the time of her mom’s delivery — the 25-year-old put the truth on the floor, hopefully for the last time.
“My mama 15yr old fast a** w me,” Latto captioned an old photo of her teen mother holding her on Monday (April 15). Someone then reposted the Instagram Story to X with the caption, “Her dad was 23 and her Mom was 15 at the time of conception. Wouldn’t that make her father a pedophile? Mhm thinks.”
Shutting down the false idea, the “Big Energy” star responded, “My parents are 3 yrs apart lol.” This indicates that her father was also a minor at the time of conception.
Latto first defended her father and his age in 2022 when she had an online spat with her “idol turned rival” Nicki Minaj. She brought up Minaj’s Husband, Kenneth Petty, who is a court-ordered registered sex offender and also Minaj’s brother, who is incarcerated for predatory sexual assault against a child.
“BEEN subbing… super freaky grandma is married AND related to f**king rapists,” Latto fired at Minaj. “You ain’t gone bully me BI**H! My idol turned rival now u hating.” In exchange, the Pink Friday 2 rap vet brought up Latto’s parents’ age gap as ammo for Latto’s remarks.
“Scratch off getcho dumb a** to the mic RIGHT NOW!!!! Explain this shit!!!!,” Minaj wrote with a retweet of a website showing Latto’s parents’ alleged ages. “Since you just became a rape activist in the last 5 minutes ho* YOU BETTA HAVE A GOOD EXPLANATION FOR THIS SH*T!!!! RIGHT TF NOW!!! this BETTA be a typo.”
The Atlanta rapstress simply responded, “Loud & wrong again…They was both teenagers in high school bookie they still married lmao.”
At the time, the Young Money hitmaker also accused Latto of hypocrisy, as she’s worked with Kodak Black and music producer Dr. Luke, who have both been accused of sexual assault in the past.
“1. Didn’t care about rape when she was begging for features,” Minaj retorted. “2. Didn’t care about Kodak’s past 3. Didn’t care about the accusations made about Dr. Luke who produced ‘Big Energy’ 4. News Flash scratch off, I’ve never raped anyone. I’ve inspired millions. You’re one of them BOZO.”
She added, “Y’all keep letting these bozos weaponize the WORD rape when they’re being dragged & not holding them accountable for not actually CARING about rape victims in REAL LIFE. They have the same 2 drags about me & one of them ain’t eem bout me. That’s how you know when you dat btch.”
